Question 1

During the 1980s, Socialist and Social Democratic parties in Europe

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A)  reverted to the politics of class struggle. 
B)  became, like conservatives, concerned with building strong market economies. 
C)  were everywhere relegated to the role of opposition parties. 
D)  tried to build up the welfare state. 
A)  reverted to the politics of class struggle. 
B)  became, like conservatives, concerned with building strong market economies. 
C)  were everywhere relegated to the role of opposition parties. 
D)  tried to build up the welfare state.

Question 2

In opposition to Keynesianism, Reagan and other conservative leaders championed "supply" side economics, meaning

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A)  individual Americans must be supplied with as much money as possible through tax cuts so that they would consume more. 
B)  in order to stimulate economic growth, one must stimulate production, the "supply" side of the . market, rather than consumption, the "demand" side. 
C)  that the labor supply is the crucial element in economic growth; minimum wage standards must be lowered to insure higher employment. 
D)  all of the choices are correct. 
A)  individual Americans must be supplied with as much money as possible through tax cuts so that they would consume more. 
B)  in order to stimulate economic growth, one must stimulate production, the "supply" side of the . market, rather than consumption, the "demand" side. 
C)  that the labor supply is the crucial element in economic growth; minimum wage standards must be lowered to insure higher employment. 
D)  all of the choices are correct.

Question 3

Explain the reasons for the end of a quarter century of western prosperity in 1974. Why did Keynesian economics, which had apparently been so effective during the boom years, no longer provide guidelines during the years of "stagflation"?

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The end of a quarter century of western

Question 4

At the time, critics of U.S. support for the anti-communist struggle in South Vietnam pointed out

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A)  the U.S. did not have the capability to police the entire world against Communist aggression. 
B)  it was doubtful that the South Vietnamese regime would become stable and democratic. 
C)  a communist victory in Vietnam would not necessarily strengthen the Soviets and China, since the . Vietnamese had a long record of independence and many differences with China. 
D)  all of the choices are correct. 
A)  the U.S. did not have the capability to police the entire world against Communist aggression. 
B)  it was doubtful that the South Vietnamese regime would become stable and democratic. 
C)  a communist victory in Vietnam would not necessarily strengthen the Soviets and China, since the . Vietnamese had a long record of independence and many differences with China. 
D)  all of the choices are correct.

Question 5

Describe what happened at Tiananmen Square in 1989. How did Deng and the Chinese Communist party explain the events?

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In 1989, Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Ch

Question 6

How did the United States become involved in Vietnam? What were the outcomes of U.S. involvement?

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The United States became involved in Vie

Question 7

How was France's colonial empire in Indochina divided once they withdrew from the region?

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When France withdrew from Indochina, the

Question 8

During the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher rejected the welfare state and sought to transform their economies and societies with new policies. What were these policies? What were their benefits and drawbacks?

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During the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and Marg

Question 9

How did Deng Xiaoping seek to transform China's society and economy? What was the relationship between his reforms and the Democracy Movement? What was the outcome of the latter?

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Deng Xiaoping sought to transform China'

Question 10

Between the mid-1950s and the mid-1970s, the United States and the Soviets oscillated between dangerous confrontation and a marked lessening of tensions, or détente. Explain the background leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the reasons for the subsequent lessening of tensions.

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The background leading up to the Cuban M

Question 11

How had the world changed since the Second World War? Identify and discuss the regions that had experienced the most change in the postwar period.

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The world has changed significantly sinc

Question 12

The most dangerous western-Soviet confrontation of the Cold War occurred over

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A)  the Berlin Wall. 
B)  the Berlin Airlift. 
C)  Soviet missiles in Cuba. 
D)  American missile bases in Turkey. 
A)  the Berlin Wall. 
B)  the Berlin Airlift. 
C)  Soviet missiles in Cuba. 
D)  American missile bases in Turkey.

Question 13

All of the following were evidence of increased Cold War tension during the Kennedy presidency

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A)  CIA-trained Cuban refugees invaded Cuba in an attempt to overthrow Castro. 
B)  the Soviets constructed the Berlin Wall. 
C)  the Soviets supplied arms to Communist guerrillas in Turkey. 
D)  the Soviets and the U.S. confronted each other over the Soviet military presence in Cuba. 
A)  CIA-trained Cuban refugees invaded Cuba in an attempt to overthrow Castro. 
B)  the Soviets constructed the Berlin Wall. 
C)  the Soviets supplied arms to Communist guerrillas in Turkey. 
D)  the Soviets and the U.S. confronted each other over the Soviet military presence in Cuba.

Question 14

Deng described his economic policy as

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A)  a marriage between a planned and a market economy. 
B)  perfected socialism. 
C)  new-style market economics. 
D)  supply-side economics. 
A)  a marriage between a planned and a market economy. 
B)  perfected socialism. 
C)  new-style market economics. 
D)  supply-side economics.

Question 15

President Johnson's reason for expanding American involvement in the Vietnam war included all of the following, except

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A)  Communism must be contained in Southeast Asia or it might spread to Hawaii or other areas vital to the U.S. 
B)  failure to stop Communism would only repeat the appeasement policies of the 1930s. 
C)  Johnson was unwilling to preside over the first war lost by the U.S. 
D)  Johnson learned that the Soviets had large numbers of troops in North Vietnam. 
A)  Communism must be contained in Southeast Asia or it might spread to Hawaii or other areas vital to the U.S. 
B)  failure to stop Communism would only repeat the appeasement policies of the 1930s. 
C)  Johnson was unwilling to preside over the first war lost by the U.S. 
D)  Johnson learned that the Soviets had large numbers of troops in North Vietnam.

Question 16

The Nixon-Kissinger policy of détente was based on

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A)  the idea that national self-interest counted more than ideology. 
B)  a bipolar world was necessary for world peace. 
C)  China was more important to U.S. vital interests than Russia. 
D)  appeasement of the Soviets would lead to concessions on their part. 
A)  the idea that national self-interest counted more than ideology. 
B)  a bipolar world was necessary for world peace. 
C)  China was more important to U.S. vital interests than Russia. 
D)  appeasement of the Soviets would lead to concessions on their part.

Question 17

The Helsinki Conference and Accords were the high point of détente in the 1970s. The Accords

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A)  ratified the European territorial boundaries set up after World War II. 
B)  established committees for the surveillance of human rights. 
C)  called for the dismantling of the Berlin Wall in ten years time. 
D)  A and B 
A)  ratified the European territorial boundaries set up after World War II. 
B)  established committees for the surveillance of human rights. 
C)  called for the dismantling of the Berlin Wall in ten years time. 
D)  A and B

Question 18

The Chinese government responded to the Tiananmen Square demonstrations by

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A)  reforming the Chinese Communist party. 
B)  massacring and repressing the participants. 
C)  negotiating with the demonstrators. 
D)  removing Deng from office. 
A)  reforming the Chinese Communist party. 
B)  massacring and repressing the participants. 
C)  negotiating with the demonstrators. 
D)  removing Deng from office.

Question 19

As a result of Deng's reforms in China, all of the following occurred except

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A)  food production doubled. 
B)  the gross domestic product grew at an average of nine percent annually in the 1980s, leading som . to rank China third globally in total economic output. 
C)  state-owned industries became the most dynamic part of the new economy. 
D)  big cities took on some aspects of consumer society. 
A)  food production doubled. 
B)  the gross domestic product grew at an average of nine percent annually in the 1980s, leading som . to rank China third globally in total economic output. 
C)  state-owned industries became the most dynamic part of the new economy. 
D)  big cities took on some aspects of consumer society.

Exam 25: Coexistence, Confrontation, and the New Global Economy

During the 1980s, Socialist and Social Democratic parties in Europe

In opposition to Keynesianism, Reagan and other conservative leaders championed "supply" side economics, meaning

Explain the reasons for the end of a quarter century of western prosperity in 1974. Why did Keynesian economics, which had apparently been so effective during the boom years, no longer provide guidelines during the years of "stagflation"?

At the time, critics of U.S. support for the anti-communist struggle in South Vietnam pointed out

Describe what happened at Tiananmen Square in 1989. How did Deng and the Chinese Communist party explain the events?

How did the United States become involved in Vietnam? What were the outcomes of U.S. involvement?

How was France's colonial empire in Indochina divided once they withdrew from the region?

During the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher rejected the welfare state and sought to transform their economies and societies with new policies. What were these policies? What were their benefits and drawbacks?

How did Deng Xiaoping seek to transform China's society and economy? What was the relationship between his reforms and the Democracy Movement? What was the outcome of the latter?

Between the mid-1950s and the mid-1970s, the United States and the Soviets oscillated between dangerous confrontation and a marked lessening of tensions, or détente. Explain the background leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the reasons for the subsequent lessening of tensions.

How had the world changed since the Second World War? Identify and discuss the regions that had experienced the most change in the postwar period.

The most dangerous western-Soviet confrontation of the Cold War occurred over

All of the following were evidence of increased Cold War tension during the Kennedy presidency

Deng described his economic policy as

President Johnson's reason for expanding American involvement in the Vietnam war included all of the following, except

The Nixon-Kissinger policy of détente was based on

The Helsinki Conference and Accords were the high point of détente in the 1970s. The Accords

The Chinese government responded to the Tiananmen Square demonstrations by

As a result of Deng's reforms in China, all of the following occurred except

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